Youth Engagement Steering Committee
The Youth Engagement Steering Committee consists of eleven young people (six representing youth-led organisations, four individual young people and an ex-officio representative of the national youth peak body, the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition).
The 2008-09 Youth Engagement Steering Committee represents the diversity of young Australians, from regional and city areas, Indigenous and non-English speaking backgrounds, and from different states and territories. Of the 11 members of the Steering Committee, five are females and six are males. Members of the Steering Committee were aged from 16-24 years at the time of selection.
The Steering Committee will provide advice to the Minister on the further development of the AYF and future youth engagement activities, propose issues for discussion at forums, advice on the website and will evaluate strategies. They will also advise the Minister on ways of involving young people who face particular obstacles to participation.
Get more information on the members of the 2008-09 Youth Engagement Steering Committee.
Although the members of the inaugural Steering Committee have been chosen for 2008‑09, a process will be developed to allow other young Australians to participate on the committee in the future.